Patents by Inventor Chuck Kline

Chuck Kline has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Preprinted lottery tickets using a player activated electronic validation machine
    Patent number: 8033905
    Abstract: A lottery game played on an electronic game machine using a pre-printed lottery ticket is disclosed. The lottery ticket is embedded with game and prize information that can be read by the game machine. After inserting the lottery ticket into the game machine, the player may play a game using the game machine based upon the information on the lottery ticket. If the player is a winner, an award is given to the player. The player can redeem the award for cash with the lottery authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Irwin, Jr., Gary R. Streeter, Chuck Kline
  • Preprinted lottery tickets using a player activated electronic validation machine
    Publication number: 20070010311
    Abstract: A lottery game played on an electronic game machine using a pre-printed lottery ticket is disclosed. The lottery ticket is embedded with game and prize information that can be read by the game machine. After inserting the lottery ticket into the game machine, the player may play a game using the game machine based upon the information on the lottery ticket. If the player is a winner, an award is given to the player. The player can redeem the award for cash with the lottery authority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Irwin, Gary Streeter, Chuck Kline